INVESTING WITH YOU

In 2015, instead of making corporate donations to organizations chosen by Independent Bank, we wanted our communities to help us decide what organizations deserved those donations. Our Investing With You program allowed community members to help decide how we allocated $60,000: $5,000 each to 12 local organizations. The program had three segments, and in each we gave away $20,000.

Phase 1

The first segment of the contest focused on local schools. We had 476 schools nominated and over 81,000 votes cast! The winners each received $5,000 donations.

Our school winners include:

Trinity Lutheran Monitor School - Bay City

Our Lady of Lake Huron Catholic School - Harbor Beach

DeWitt High School - DeWitt

Oxbow Elementary - White Lake

Phase 2

The second segment of the contest supported local non-profits in the following categories: Animal, Health, Human Services, and Military/Public Services. We had 212 organizations nominated and over 126,000 votes during the voting period! The winners each received $5,000 donations.

Our non-profit winners include:

Animal: Crash's Landing & Big Sid's Sanctuary - Grand Rapids

Health: Compassion Pregnancy Center - Clinton Township

Human Services: The After 26 Depot Cafe - Cadillac

Military/Public Services: Bikers 4 Books - Charlotte

Phase 3

The third phase of the contest focused on Supporting the Arts in our communities. We had 63 organizations nominated and over 67,000 votes during the voting period! The winners each received $5,000 donations.